SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the daily management of all activities of the FSQA department of
Pork/Meat Processing Plant to include food safety programs specification adherence and product quality for products within their assigned facility.
In addition, the
FSQA Manager of Pork/Meat Processing Plant will oversee all special projects as assigned departmental budgets turnover and safety.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Daily oversight of production practices including raw material, receiving requirements, preoperational and operational sanitation, finished product quality, and Food Safety Systems.
- Ensuring all FSQA policies and procedures are followed.
- Monitoring, verification, and documentation associated with adherence to government regulations.
- Developing, implementing, and maintaining the HACCP and SSOP based inspection programs.
- Ensuring finished product conforms to customer product and label specifications.
- Report product issues and audit results to plant and corporate FSQA plant management corporate sales and operations.
- Interacting with customers and their agents for product showings plant tours and audits.
- Visits to customer facilities initial product runs and investigation response to quality related customer complaints.
- Monitoring microbiological results conducting bacterial swabs and generating shelf-life environmental graphs.
- Performing research and development activities conducting and promoting sanitation training and education to employees.
- Responsible for implementing and maintaining food safety and quality programs and for the selecting, training, and managing of FSQA Supervisors and FSQA Technicians
REQUIREMENTS:
- Education: Bachelor degree or higher in food science related field preferred.
- Experience: 5+ years in a food manufacturing leadership role, with 2+ years being direct FSQA supervisory experience.
HACCP Certified preferred; must have knowledge of HACCP USDA GMP SSOPs.
- Computer Skills: Standard computer skills required; generating spreadsheets and develop templates for use by plant management and corporate FSQA sales and operations.
SAP experience and advanced computer skills preferred.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills required both written and verbal demonstrating the proven ability to correspond with all levels - line team members to corporate management.
- Special Skills: Must have good problem identification and problem-solving skills.
Must be able to work independently yet interact with many different facets within the organization and be the plant liaison to USDA.
- Supervisory: Manage crewing labor and attendance of the FSQA department.
- Travel: 1-3 trips per year
- Sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Must reside in the United States.